5. Boost Exercise Performance
Antispasmodic, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory. The three factors which make peppermint a naturally occurring and super effective performance enhancer. Inhalation and consumption can really boost performance and ease the dreaded exhaustion for athletes, with many long-distance runners carrying a small bottle of peppermint oil with them, as part of their little bag of tricks.
Some people choose to use the oil as a pre-workout stimulant, whilst others prefer to call on it when they may be flagging or running out of steam. However it is used, peppermint could be the shot in the arm for athletes and sportsmen and women, without the actual shot in the arm. Many athletes who have been labeled as drug cheats, and who have lost all credibility, could have legitimately and legally achieved the performance enhancement they were after, had they just been aware of the potent potential of this nifty little essential oil.